Developing and evaluating community based intervention programs for Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers

This introductory chapter describes the elements that will be covered in this book. It introduces child firesetting as a national problem, responsible for significant individual and societal consequences. It elaborates on rates of firesetting in juveniles and describes the characteristics of children who play with fire, as well as family characteristics and correlates. The chapter cites the need for assessment and evaluation tools, emphasizing that assessment should be tailored to the population and the context in which the problem is documented and managed. The current state of interventions and treatment is discussed, including surveys of community-based intervention programs. Recidivism is covered, citing statistics from various surveys. The chapter concludes with an overview of this clinical guide.

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A model of suicide prevention and intervention for rural areas

Rural Special Education Quarterly ◽

10.1177/875687058901000103 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 17-25

Author(s):

James B. Gray ◽

Geneva Cannon

Keyword(s):

Systems Theory ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Prevention Programs ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Theory Approach ◽

Community Based ◽

Prevention And Intervention ◽

Suicide Prevention Programs

The increase of suicide in younger populations has forced communities to develop prevention and intervention programs. A systems theory approach to the development of community based suicide prevention programs is reviewed in this paper. The model employs three levels: awareness, intervention, and postvention. Program results are reported and the feasibility of utilizing the model in rural and isolated settings is discussed.

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Creating With, Not For People: Theory of Change and Logic Models for Culturally Responsive Community-Based Intervention

American Journal of Evaluation ◽

10.1177/10982140211016059 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 109821402110160

Author(s):

Marisol L. Meyer ◽

Ceewin N. Louder ◽

Guerda Nicolas

Keyword(s):

Culturally Responsive ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Theory Of Change ◽

Positive Outcomes ◽

Community Members ◽

Racially Diverse ◽

Program Outcomes ◽

Community Based ◽

Immigrant Populations ◽

Logic Models

Intervention scientists have used program theory-driven evaluation to design, implement, and assess the success of intervention programs for decades. However, interventions often are designed without the input of the community for which they are intended. The lack of incorporation of community members’ voices that participate in various intervention programs and the de-emphasis of systemic influences on program outcomes may decrease the extent to which participants experience intended positive outcomes. This often leads to interventions that are irrelevant at best and harmful at worst. Theory of change and logic models are two forms of theory-driven evaluation that can be used in tandem to incorporate community voices into program design and implementation while attending to systemic influences on the program. The following paper presents a stage model process for creating and utilizing both a theory of change and logic model for community-based intervention programs aiming to work with ethnically and racially diverse and immigrant populations.

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Assessing program sustainability of two community‐based child nutrition intervention programs in the Peruvian rural highlands

The FASEB Journal ◽

10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.108.7 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 25 (S1) ◽

Author(s):

Sunny S. Kim ◽

Hilary Creed‐Kanashiro ◽

Rosario Bartolini ◽

Mark A. Constas ◽

Jean‐Pierre Habicht ◽

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Keyword(s):

Child Nutrition ◽

Nutrition Intervention ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Program Sustainability ◽

Community Based

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Faith-Based Interventions for At-Risk Latino Youths: A Study of Outcomes

Politics and Religion ◽

10.1017/s1755048312000727 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 317-341 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Stephen V. Monsma ◽

Corwin E. Smidt

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Initiatives ◽

The Public ◽

Faith Based ◽

Community Based Organizations ◽

Community Based Programs ◽

The Government

AbstractThis is a study of the comparative outcome success experienced by 2748 participants in government-funded faith-based and community-based intervention programs for at-risk and adjudicated Latino youths run by 28 providers in five western cities. The Latino Coalition, an intermediary faith-based organization, subcontracted with 28 sub-grantees that provided the services from 2005–2008. The study found similar outcomes were experienced by youths in the faith-based versus the community-based programs, but it did find significantly different outcomes by the comprehensive versus non-comprehensive nature of the programs. The study places its findings in the context of faith-based and community initiatives and draws conclusions concerning the public policy implications of the government partnering with faith-based and community-based organizations to provide public services to needy, and especially minority, populations.

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Bar Training for Active Bystanders: Evaluation of a Community-Based Bystander Intervention Program

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801217741219 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (13) ◽

pp. 1614-1634 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ráchael A. Powers ◽

Jennifer Leili

Keyword(s):

Intervention Program ◽

College Campuses ◽

Bystander Intervention ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Future Research ◽

Community Based ◽

Willingness To Intervene ◽

Violence Prevention Programs ◽

Research And Policy

Bystander intervention programs are proliferating on college campuses and are slowly gaining momentum as sexual violence prevention programs suitable for the larger community. In particular, bystander intervention programs aimed at bar staff have been developed in a number of locations. This study entails the exploratory evaluation of a community-based bystander program for bar staff. Using a pre–posttest design, this study suggests that evidence surrounding the effectiveness of this program is promising as it decreases rape myths, decreases barriers to intervention, and increases bartenders willingness to intervene. Future research and policy implications are discussed.

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Early Prevention of Alcohol and other Drug Use among Adolescents

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/h710-lt2l-0np0-ef0w ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 131-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

William H. James ◽

David D. Moore ◽

Molly McCulley Gregersen

Keyword(s):

Early Intervention ◽

Drug Use ◽

School Community ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

School Students ◽

Community Based ◽

Prevention And Intervention ◽

The Family ◽

Alcohol And Other Drugs ◽

The Impact

Among a variety of methods to prevent drug use among adolescents, school-community based prevention and intervention programs are prevalent. The impact of such programs will be compromised, however, if drug use among adolescents is impacted by forces apart from the impact of school-community prevention and intervention, such as the function of the family. On the other hand, prevention and intervention programs can have a powerful impact if teenage drug use is responded to through early intervention. The purpose of this study was to review a sample of students referred for drug assessments to determine how early intervention should occur and how involved high school and middle school students are with alcohol and other drugs.

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